This gorgeous debut novel is set in England between the two World Wars.
Kate Morton\'s first novel, originally published to critical acclaim in Australia, and quickly becoming a #1 bestseller in England, The House at Riverton is a vivid, page-turning novel of suspense and passion, with characters--and an ending--readers won\'t soon forget..
It is also a meditation on memory, the devastation of war and a beautifully rendered window into a fascinating time in history.
The novel is full of secrets--some revealed, others hidden forever, reminiscent of the romantic suspense of Daphne du Maurier.
Told in flashback, this is the story of Grace\'s youth during the last days of Edwardian aristocratic privilege shattered by war, of the vibrant twenties and the changes she witnessed as an entire way of life vanished forever.
She takes Grace back to Riverton House and reawakens her memories.
In 1999, when Grace is ninety-eight years old and living out her last days in a nursing home, she is visited by a young director who is making a film about the events of that summer.
The only witnesses were Hannah and Emmeline and only they--and Grace--know the truth.
In the summer of 1924, at a glittering society party held at the house, a young poet shot himself.
For years her life was inextricably tied up with the Hartford family, most particularly the two daughters, Hannah and Emmeline.
Grace Bradley went to work at Riverton House as a servant when she was just a girl, before the First World War.
Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey , it is the story of an aristocratic family, a house, a mysterious death and a way of life that vanished forever, told in flashback by a woman who witnessed it all and kept a secret for decades.
From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Forgotten Garden comes a gorgeous novel set in England between World War I and World war II.
The story of an aristocratic family, a mysterious death, and a vanishing way of life is told in flashback by a woman who witnessed it all and kept secrets for more than 50 years.
This gorgeous debut novel is set in England between the two World Wars
